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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 1: श्री पराशरः - अतः च इ�ाकवो भिव�ाः पािथ�वाः क��े ॥ १ ॥ Sri Paraasharar - The future kings of Ikshvaaku vamsha will be told now. [[217]] of 249

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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 2: बृह�ल� पुत्रो बृह� णः ॥ २ ॥ Bruhadbala will have son Bruhatkshana. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: बृह�ल� इित | बृह�लो अिभम�ुः हत इित चतुथ� अ�ाया� उ�ः | In the Fourth Chapter, it was told that Bruhadbala was killed by Abhimanyu in the Mahaabhaarata war. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 3: त�ात् उ��यः त�ात् च व��ूहः ततः च प्रित�ोमः त�ात् अिप िदवाकरः ॥ ३ ॥ Bruhatkshana’s son will be Urukshaya, then Vatsavyooha, then Prativyoma, then Divaakara. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 4: त�ात् सहदेवः सहदेवात् बृहद�ः ततः सूनुः भानुरथः त� च प्रतीता�ः त� अिप सुप्रतीकः ततः च म�देवः ततः सुन�त्रः त�ात् िक�रः ॥ ४ ॥ His son will be Sahadeva, then Bruhadashva, his son will be Bhaanuratha, then Prateetaashva, then Suprateeka, then Marudeva, then Sunakshatra, then Kinnara. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 5: िक�रात् अ��र�ः त�ात् सुपण�ः ततः च अिमत्रिजत् ॥ ५ ॥ Kinnara’s son will be Antariksha, then Suparna, then Amitrajit. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 6: ततः च बृहत्भाजः त� अिप धम� धिम�णः कृतंजयः ॥ ६ ॥ Then Bruhadbhaaja, the Dharmee, then Krutanjaya. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 7: कृतंजयात् रणंजयः ॥ ७ ॥ Krutanjaya’s son will be Rananjaya. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 8: रणंजयात् संजयः त�ात् शा�ात् शु�ोदनः त�ात् रा�लः ततः प्रसेनिजत् ॥ ८ ॥ Rananjaya’s son will be Sanjaya, then Shuddhodhana, then Raahula, then Prasenajit. Shuddhodhana is a Shaakya. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 9: ततः च �ुद्रकः ततः च कु�क त�ात् अिप सुरथः ॥ ९ ॥ [[218]] of 249

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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Then Kshudraka, then Kundaka and then Suratha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 10: तत् पुत्रः च सुिमत्रः ॥ १० ॥ Suratha’s son will be Sumitra. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 11: इित एते च इ�ाकवो बृह�ल अ�याः ॥ ११ ॥ These are the kings who are descendants of Bruhadbala, the Ikshvaakus. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 12: अत्र अनुवंश �ोकः ॥ १२ ॥ There is a shloka about these descendants. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 22, Shloka 13: इ�ाकूणामयं वंशः सुिमत्र अ�ो भिव�ित | यतः तं प्रा� राजानं संस्थां प्राप्�ित वै कलौ ॥ १३ ॥ This vamsha of Ikshvaakus will end with Sumitra. When Sumitra comes into power as king, the Ikshvaaku vamsha comes to an end in the Kaliyuga. This completes Chapter 22. ॥ इित श्री िव�ु पुराणे चतुथ� अंशे �ािवंशो अ�ायः ॥ ॥ इित श्री िव�ु पुराण �ा�ाने श्री िव�ु िच�ीये चतुथ� अंशे �ािवंशो अ�ायः ॥ ॥ अथ त्रयोिवंशो अ�ायः ॥ Maagadha Kings Now, Chapter 23.